Presenting Andrew Karolyi

What is Different about Government-Controlled Acquirers in Cross-Border Acquisitions?

The Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations and the Van Berkom Endowed Chair in Small Cap Equities are pleased to announce the upcoming visit of Professor Andrew Karolyi on Friday,February 19th, 2010 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The event will be held at Concordia University, 1450 Guy Street, Montreal, MB 6.240, (corner of Guy and De Maisonneuve, 6th Floor), Quebec. Click here to view location on Google maps.

Andrew Karolyi

Andrew Karolyi is an internationally-known scholar in the area of investment management, with a specialization in the study of international financial markets. He has published extensively in journals in finance and economics, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies, and has published several books and monographs. His research has been covered extensively in print and electronic media, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, BusinessWeek, and CNBC. Karolyi serves as an associate editor for a variety of journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance and the Pacific Basin Finance Journal, which he edited between 1999 and 2003. He is a recipient of the Fama/DFA Prize for Capital Markets and Asset Pricing (2005), the William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Finance (2001), the Journal of Empirical Finance's Biennial Best Paper Prize (2006) and of the Fisher College of Business' Pace Setter Awards for Excellence in Research and Graduate Teaching. He joined the faculty of the Johnson School in 2009, after teaching for 19 years at the Fisher College of Business of The Ohio State University. He leads various executive education programs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is actively involved in consulting with corporations, banks, investment firms and stock exchanges.

Professor Karolyi received his Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Economics from McGill University in 1983 and worked at the Bank of Canada for several years in its Research Department. He subsequently earned his M.B.A and Ph.D. degrees in Finance at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago.

He will present his paper (co-authored with Rose C. Liao) entitled “What is Different about Government-Controlled Acquirers in Cross-Border Acquisitions?” All are welcome to attend.  Coffee and refreshments will be served.  Professor Karolyi will be available to meet with interested students and faculty on Friday, February 19 from 2:30 pm -4:00 pm in MB 11-369.

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For further details, please contact: Dr. Lorne N. Switzer, Associate Dean, Research, Van Berkom Endowed Chair Small-Cap Equities, and Associate Director, Institute for Governance in Private and Public Organizations, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. Tel: 514-848-2424, ext. 2960; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .